Former Jaguars WR Justin Blackmon makes first public appearance in 3 years

ARDMORE — Three years and nine months after his last NFL game, Justin Blackmon made his first known public appearance on a football field in Oklahoma, sponsoring an Ardmore football camp on Sunday.

Situated between a line of trees and a set of softball fields in Ardmore Regional Park, about 30 youths of varied ages ran drills in the morning before a series of seven-on-seven games. Former OSU receivers Josh Stewart and Tracy Moore joined Blackmon as camp coaches.

The camp was free with the donation of school supplies, per an event poster.

Wearing sunglasses, a white hoodie, gray shorts and navy Crocs, Blackmon roamed between players, occasionally calling them into huddles during the 90-degree afternoon.

After the camp concluded, Blackmon autographed T-shirts and took photos with the attendees.

Blackmon declined an interview request from the Tulsa World.

The 27-year-old, who is from Ardmore, currently lives in the Dallas-Fort Worth area.

Last month, former Jaguar players Cecil Shorts and Andre Branch reflected on Twitter about what Blackmon could have been.

“In my humble opinion. If Justin Blackmon was playing and healthy he would easily be in the top tier of wide receivers! Top 5 in my opinion.” Shorts wrote.

One of the better receivers I've seen in college. He roasted that Stanford defense. Wasn't he on the team with the Weedman that should've played LSU for the chip but got hosed cuz they lost to Iowa State?